Thursday, 24 July 2014

'Ghost Shark' (2013)

This
week, I have learnt that I will watch anything in an attempt to get to
sleep (it was too hot last night so I couldn't…) I'm really hoping for a
change in the weather soon otherwise my brain will turn into cheese
through watching awful films on Youtube. Films like 'Ghost Shark' for
example…

Every
now and then, a film comes along that is perfectly summed up by its
title and 'Ghost Shark' is very much one of these. It's a film about the
ghost of a shark that takes revenge on the inhabitants of a small
coastal town and, as the title also suggests, this involves people dying
in all manner of stupid ways as said shark is able to manifest wherever
there is water (tiny puddles, a kids waterslide, a car wash, you name
it…) It’s very much a one trick pony with people dying and not a lot
else happening (thank goodness there's some variety here then) but a
little tension goes a long way and 'Ghost Shark' can be effective, at times, with those moments that are designed to make you jump even when you know something bad is about to happen.

Luckily for 'Ghost Shark' then, it's also a film that doesn't take itself seriously at all. How can it with a name like that?
It's all about laughing at the dodgy CGI (torso-less legs still trying
to walk, makes me laugh every single time) and watching Richard Moll
chew the scenery as Finch, the drunken lighthouse keeper who knows more than he is letting on.

'Ghost Shark' is ridiculous but all the more entertaining because of it. 'So bad it's good'? Quite possibly. If I'm not going to get any sleep then this is the kind of film I want to be watching while I wait to drop off...

And yes, I really did pick the dumbest looking picture for this post. It was actually a surprisingly difficult job... ;o)